A new pulp production line utilising sawdust as the raw material was completed in 1964. The new raw material turned out to be successful in laminate core stock production, which had a decisive impact on the development of Absorbex.
Kotka Paper Mill produced both bleached and brown kraft paper. A converting plant built in connection with Kotka Mills in 1965 employed 60 people, producing a total of several thousands of tonnes of wrapping paper and other grades. The converting operation ended in 1978 after a catastrophic fire.
The paper machine PM7 was built at Tainionkoski in 1965 to make thin kraft grades and others speciality papers.
Kotka Mills’ paper machine hall, designed by Alvar Aalto, was admired particularly for its impressive glazed end wall. |